Mike Mitchell

Michael Donovan Mitchell (born October 6, 1982) is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known as a member of The Birthday Boys sketch comedy group. He is also known for his role as Randy Monahan on the Netflix series Love, and Cowan in the Amazon Prime Video film The Tomorrow War. He currently co-hosts the podcast Doughboys (with comedian and writer Nick Wiger), which reviews and discusses chain restaurants. Early life Mitchell was raised in Quincy, Massachusetts. He briefly attended Thayer Academy before graduating from North Quincy High School. Mitchell attended Ithaca College, graduating in May 2005. Career Mitchell started as an improv and sketch comedian at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCB) in Los Angeles. He went on to write and star in The Birthday Boys for IFC until the show was canceled after two seasons. During this time he also appeared regularly on NBC's Parks and Recreation and IFC's Comedy Bang! Bang! In 2014, Mitchell played a fictionalized version of himself in the short film The Badger's Promise, the directorial debut of friends Harris Wittels and Armen Weitzman.